Bakery tray
A tray includes a base and a pair of side walls extending upward from side edges of the base. Front and rear walls extend upward from front and rear edges of the base. The front and rear walls are shorter than the side walls. A plurality of support posts project upwardly from the upper edge of the front and rear walls. A lip is spaced outward of the front wall and the rear wall. Each lip includes a lower edge protruding downward to form columns aligned below the support posts. When stacked on a similar tray the columns contact the support posts of the similar tray to help support the front and rear walls. The base includes a recess below the columns for receiving the blade of a hand truck, which will transfer load throughout a stack of trays from columns to support posts.
1. A tray comprising:
a base;
a pair of side walls extending upward from side edges of the base to upper edges of the side walls, wherein the upper edges of the side walls each include a channel, wherein each side wall includes a pair of feet projecting downward capable of being received in the channels of a similar tray stacked thereunder;
a front wall extending upward from a front edge of the base, wherein the front wall includes an upper edge that is lower than the upper edges of the side walls;
a pair of side flanges extending inwardly from the side walls above the front wall;
a plurality of support posts projecting upwardly from the upper edge of the front wall; and
a lip spaced outward of the front wall and connected to the front wall, the lip including a lower edge protruding downward to form columns, wherein the plurality of support posts are aligned directly above the columns.
2. The tray of claim 1 wherein two of the plurality of support posts are spaced inward from one of the side flanges and two of the plurality of support posts are spaced inward of the other of the side flanges.
3. The tray of claim 2 wherein the columns each include a lowermost edge co-planar with a lower edge of a portion of the base directly inward of the respective column.
4. The tray of claim 3 wherein the base includes a recess below the front wall and columns, wherein the recess is inward of the side walls.
5. The tray of claim 4 wherein the columns are configured to contact the support posts of the similar tray stacked thereunder.
6. The tray of claim 5 further including a rear wall extending upward from a rear edge of the base, wherein an upper edge of the rear wall is shorter than the side walls, a plurality of rear support posts extending upward from the upper edge of the rear wall above a pair of rear columns projecting downward.
7. A tray comprising:
a base;
a pair of side walls extending upward from side edges of the base to upper edges of the side walls, wherein the upper edges of the side walls each include a channel, wherein each side wall includes a pair of feet projecting downward capable of being received in the channels of a similar tray stacked thereunder;
a front wall extending upward from a front edge of the base, wherein the front wall includes an upper edge that is lower than the upper edges of the side walls;
a pair of side flanges extending inwardly from the side walls above the front wall;
a plurality of support posts projecting upwardly from the upper edge of the front wall; and
a lip spaced outward of the front wall and connected to the front wall, the lip including a lower edge protruding downward to form columns, wherein each of the support posts includes a portion supported by the lip and a portion supported by the front wall.
8. The tray of claim 7 wherein the plurality of support posts are aligned above the columns.
9. The tray of claim 8 wherein each of the support posts includes a transverse rib connecting the portion supported by the lip and the portion supported by the front wall.
10. The tray of claim 9 stacked on the similar tray such that the support posts of the similar tray contact the columns of the tray.
11. A tray comprising:
a base;
a pair of side walls extending upward from side edges of the base to upper edges of the side walls, wherein the upper edges of the side walls each include a channel, wherein each side wall includes a pair of feet projecting downward capable of being received in the channels of a similar tray stacked thereunder;
a pair of opposed short walls extending upward from front and rear edges of the base, wherein the short walls each include an upper edge that is lower than the upper edges of the side walls;
a pair of side flanges extending inwardly from the side walls above each of the short walls;
a plurality of support posts projecting upwardly from the upper edge of the short walls between the side flanges; and
a lip spaced outward of each of the short walls and connected to the short walls, the lip including a lower edge protruding downward to form columns aligned below the support posts, wherein the columns each include a lowermost edge co-planar with a lower edge of a portion of the base directly inward of the respective column.
12. The tray of claim 11 wherein the base includes a recess below the front wall and columns, wherein the recess is inward of the side walls.
13. The tray of claim 12 wherein the columns are configured to contact the support posts of the similar tray stacked thereunder.
14. The tray of claim 13 wherein each of the support posts includes a portion supported by the lip and a portion supported by the front wall.
15. The tray of claim 14 wherein each of the support posts includes a transverse rib connecting the portion supported by the lip and the portion supported by the front wall.
16. The tray of claim 15 stacked on the similar tray such that the support posts of the similar tray contact the columns of the tray.